ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers

Proposed rule; notice of availability.

The public comment for the proposed rule closes on November 14, 2014.

33 CFR Part 328

Summary

This document announces the availability of the Science Advisory Board's (SAB) final peer review of the EPA's draft report Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters: A Review and Synthesis. This document has been placed in the docket for the EPA and the Corps proposed rule “Definition of `Waters of the United States' Under the Clean Water Act.”

2014-10-14; vol. 79 # 198 - Tuesday, October 14, 2014

79 FR 61590 - Extension of Comment Period for the Definition of “Waters of the United States” Under the Clean Water Act Proposed Rule and Notice of Availability

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers

Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

Comments must be received on or before November 14, 2014. The comment period was scheduled to end on October 20, 2014.

33 CFR Part 328

Summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) are extending the comment period for the proposed rule “Definition of `Waters of the United States' Under the Clean Water Act” published on April 21, 2014. The agencies are extending the comment period in response to stakeholder requests for an extension and to allow comments on new supporting materials.